A scientist wanted to create an artificial kidney. He decides to isolate a cell from the human body and reprogram it to divide and make cells that would aggregate and become a complete kidney. Which of the following cells should he choose for maximum probability of success?

Egg cells

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White blood cells

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Stem cells

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Sperm cells

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Solution

The correct option is C
Stem cells

A multicellular organism develops from a single cell called zygote. The zygote divides to form embryonic stem cells which further divide and differentiates to form many different specialised cells that orient to form a complete organism. Stem cells have been used in modern science to study its utility in the manufacture of artificial organs. So, the scientist needs to choose a stem cell that can differentiate into the different cells that make up the kidney.

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